Arizona State Fire Marshal

Purpose:

To reduce hazards to life and property through enforcement of the Arizona Fire Codes. The office shall perform its duties by performing inspections and fire investigations, by providing public education and by adopting fire protection codes.

NOTICE:

Adoption of 2012 IFC

The Department of Fire Building and Life Safety, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is pleased to announce the formal adoption of the 2012 International Fire Code (IFC).

The adoption of the 2012 IFC was reviewed and approved by consent agenda at the November 3rd meeting of the Governor's Regulatory Review Council. With this approval, the State of Arizona Fire Code will be the 2012 IFC, effective January 3,2016.

All permit applications for the Fire Marshal’s Office must be submitted using the online application submittal system. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Although you must submit your application using the online system, it is not required that you pay at the time of submittal. ***Click Here for more information***

Arizona Fireworks

Effective December 1, 2010; the sale of and use of Authorized fireworks is permitted in the State of Arizona.

If you wish to sell or use fireworks you must comply with the State Fire Marshal's Fire Standards pursuant to:

A.R.S. §§36-1601 through 36-1610. Click the link below for more information: